Compilation/Packaged Set: Boys On Film 15: Time And Tied

Primary Entry
A series of nine short films dealing with the varied experiences of gay men. A night in a gay sauna turns into a fight for survival, two men sit on a park bench speaking Polari, a relationship becomes heated on a night out in London’s Soho streets,sexual adventures await two men in Sir John’s Trouser Bar, a teenager time travels into the future through his bedroom closet, London’s chemsex scene is put into perspective one night at a chill-out party and two outcasts find hope in the mornings sunrise.

  1. CLOSETS – Directed by Lloyd Eyre-Morgan | UK | 18 mins
  2. PUTTING ON THE DISH – Directed by Brian Fairbairn and Karl Eccleston | UK | 6 mins
  3. G ’OCLOCK – Directed by Mitchell Marion | UK | 11 mins
  4. NIGHTSTAND – Directed by Charlier Parham | UK | 26 mins
  5. MORNING IS BROKEN – Directed by Simon Anderson | UK | 10 mins
  6. SAUNA THE DEAD – Directed by Tom Frederic | UK | 20 mins
  7. CROSSROAD – Directed by Leon Lopez | UK | 11 mins
  8. DAWN – Directed by Jake Graf | UK | 13 mins
  9. TROUSER BAR – Directed by Kristen Bjorn | UK | 18 mins
Closets
Lemfilms (August 2015)
Drama, Fantasy, Queer Themes/Interest, Short
In Collection
#899
7*
Seen It:  Yes
(6/16/2017 Home)
IMDB   6.7
19 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 2
Jason Done Henry Clever
Ceallach Spellman Ben
Tommy Knight Henry Clever (as Tommy Lawrence-Knight)
Julie Hesmondhalgh Penny
Janet Bamford Susan Clever
Tommy Knight Henry Clever
George Sampson Jack
Director/Choreographer
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Producer Marilyn Davidson
Writer/Composer Lloyd Eyre-Morgan
Cinematography Doug Hallows

It's 1986, tormented teenager Henry is struggling with his sexuality and abusive home life. Henry sits in his closet contemplating suicide. In a flash of light he is transported to 2016 where he meets teenager Ben now occupying his room 30 years later.
Edition Details
Edition Boys On Film 15: Time And Tied (2016)
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Location Personal Library - Boys on Film 15
Owner Deitz
Links + Review: Big Gay Picture Show
‡ Trailer: Vimeo
Closets at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
IMDB
References
IMDb Voters <500

Notes
I'm not sure how to characterize this film· Two gay teenagers, separated by a generation, meet and become friends through a magical time-travel closet· I suppose the parable here is that each generation has its own "coming of age" struggles, but that these are not all that different· The present can learn from the past - but it seems that the reality is that each present lives only in the present.